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That's classic Riviera, Derek! Just gorgeous. I'll look forward to more in time for my January birthday! Oh and Drinkify recommends: “The Riviera” •8 oz. Sipsmith Gin •8 oz. Ice Cream Combine in highball glass and serve. to go with that.

I'll join in the JC Brooks appreciation from Solid Sound. It was a solid set. Smooth and syncopated stuff. (See how I got all alliterative there? Probably the influence of the Thomas Jefferson bio I just finished.)

Excellent save! Why would your 5-yr-old doubt your gluing powers? (Has she seen you attach yourself to stuff in the past?)

You know you have stories. I don't know what we did before this stuff was invented, but I know what we've been doing ever since, and that is sticking stuff together that we didn't intend to stick together. Body parts, for instance. You do get better at using superglue with experience. But nothing quite beats the feeling, does it, when you realize, "Great! I've repaired the object beautifully, except that I am now attached to it." Share your superglue stories! I once glued the side of my tongue to my teeth. I was holding the tube in my teeth while handling the item I was trying to app

I haven't put out the halloween candy yet because my own kids will eat it all before any trick-or-treaters get here! I think my favorite costume was when we dressed Brennan as a movie theatre floor....black sweats with all kinds of smashed drink cups and empty candy boxes attached, stray bits of candy, and spilled popcorn everywhere, including a bunch in his spiked (it was the fashion then) hair. He looked amazing. Walking cinemuck. This year Alissa is using her blonde hair and blue eyes to good advantage, going as Alice in Wonderland. Brennan is going as an urbane horse-about-town, with a

This is so beautiful!

That's a terrific dress!

Well, sure, if you read the analogy literally. I took it that the poster was saying, "Those hipsters who only like hoppy beers do so without realizing the subtleties of other types of beer." I see your point. I guess I just interpreted his point differently. But I suppose hipsters have different tastes in beer, yeah. I think this is mostly semantics. Maybe he should have worded it differently.

What do you see as short-sighted, about it? Seriously curious. Seemed very sensible to me.

I like this post & agree.

You beat me to it...I was going to say the same! The Ernie Graham is something I've heard of but don't have. Sounds like something I ought to hunt up.

God loves confetti & balloons, so how could He not show up?

I'm really enjoying this thread. I'm another Gordon Lightfoot fan. And my husband smoked somethingsomething with him once years ago, after a show. Said he was a good guy.

OMG, you too? I really liked the naming part. We had these certificates lining the top of the chalkboard across the whole front of the room! I wonder how "our" babies turned out. Laden with Catholic guilt perhaps? And strange names like Mick or Ringo? What in tarnation is that little white kid feeding those babies?

How's it working now for all of you? Better I hope?

But seriously! How cool!!!

Where would you place TWL?

Sure! And I hope i can help with your log-in problem as well. I'm checking.

I don't know why you're having this problem. Anybody else? Let me see what I can find out.

Any tapers sighted at this show?

That was cool.

Thank you! Straight onto the reading list! This looks fascinating! How is the writing?

PopTodd beat me to saying it....that is a great story!!! I've never read any Ellroy. Where should I begin? I'm currently neglecting the very fine Jefferson bio, "American Sphinx", because my son loaned me a collection of Dave Barry columns, a book called "I'll Mature When I'm Dead". What can I say? Barry is funny! Jefferson, not so much.

These all look pretty intriguing! I didn't like Hotel New Hampshire as much as some of his others. Still liked it a lot. And I agree with Fritz, A Widow for One Year was very good.

Rest in peace, Bert.